WiFi Prioritizer

WiFi Prioritizer will switch your device's wifi to a more preferred network

***NOTICE: Newer Android Versions Support***

Please note that the app no longer functions correctly on Android 10 or higher. This is mainly due to the limits put on background scanning and applications' inability to force the OS network connection.

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WiFi Prioritizer aims to solve a simple problem by attempting to automatically reconnect to a higher priority wireless network when it comes in range while still being connected to a lower priority wireless network.

Simply drag the networks in the desired sequence and the app will take care of the rest. The default values are pulled from what's set in the system WifiManager. Android will honour those priorities only when it's establishing a fresh WiFi connection. So to help the system WiFi Prioritizer will also update those priorities (if the option is enabled) when you re-order the networks.

I wrote this application for my personal use but figured that if I have this problem, then surely there are other people out there with the same problem.

***NOTICE***

With Android 6.0 it seems the permission to access available access points was included in the location permission group. With version 2.0.6+ I needed add the ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION permission for the application to work.

NB. Make sure your WIFI sleep policy is set to ALWAYS (Under WIFI settings -> Advanced settings) to avoid unnecessary connect/reconnect when the "Enabling WIFI at start of refresh" option is enabled.

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***PERMISSIONS LIST***

Access recent list of scanned WIFI access points (New)

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION

Send Logs to assist with diagnosing problems.

android.permission.READ_LOGS

android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Internet connectivity check

android.permission.INTERNET

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Start at boot

android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

Control WIFI connectivity

android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE

android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

Enabling WIFI on certain devices

android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS

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What's New in the Latest Version 2.0.8

2.0.7
Changed logic for top wifi election.

2.0.6
Added permission explanation screen for user who declined the permission in the past.
Cleaned up some code.

2.0.5
Added new permission needed for Android 6.0 Marshmallow. (ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
Changed to target SDK 23 and added first stab at run-time permissions.